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The Betfred Championship Play-Offs moved another step closer to the Grand Final this weekend, with London Broncos and Newcastle Thunder earning direct passage to Week 4, while Barrow Raiders, Oldham, Doncaster and Widnes Vikings will battle it out in two sudden-death contests …
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Former Super League hooker Matty Wildie has handed Oldham a major boost by putting pen to paper on a new contract extension that incorporates a dual playing and coaching role for 2027.
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One-time Super League champion and two-time Challenge Cup winner Iain Thornley will hang up his boots at the end of the 2026 campaign following a two-season stint with Championship outfit Oldham . Thornley started out in hometown club Wigan’s youth system, but played rugby uni…
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Prop Jack Ormondroyd has signed a one-year deal with Bradford Bulls. The 34-year-old joined the Bulls on loan from Oldham in March and made nine appearances for them this season. An ankle injury in July meant he had to sit out the end of the campaign as Bradford ended their fi…
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Bradford Bulls have made Jack Ormondroyd a permanent addition to their squad ahead of the 2027 Super League season. The 34-year-old forward spent the season with the Bulls on loan from Oldham, but has now agreed a one-year contract to stay with te club next season.
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Bradford Bulls are delighted to announce towering front-row forward Jack Ormondroyd has signed a permanent one-year deal with the club! The 34-year-old joined his hometown team from Oldham RLFC initially on loan earlier in 2026, having spent six years at Salford Red Devils pri…
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Former Super League stalwart Simon Finnigan has extended his stay as an assistant coach at Oldham , penning a new deal with the Championship outfit until the end of the 2027 season. Finnigan – who will turn 45 in December – arrived at Boundary Park earlier this year to bolster…
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Former St Helens and Leigh Leopards ace Tom Nisbet has extended his stay at Championship outfit Oldham, penning a contract until the end of 2027 with the option of a further 12 months. Nisbet – who will turn 27 next month – made the move to Boundary Park ahead of the 2026 camp…
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Former St Helens and Leigh Leopards ace Tom Nisbet has extended his stay at Championship outfit Oldham, penning a contract until the end of 2027 with the option of a further 12 months. Nisbet – who will turn 27 next month – made the move to Boundary Park ahead of the 2026 camp…
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London Broncos will play Doncaster in their opening Championship play-off fixture next week, after the Dons and Widnes both progressed through their first matches. A complicated and complex ten-team Championship play-off system began this weekend, with two teams eliminated fro…
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Huddersfield Giants coach Jim Lenihan has teased that there will be hooker signings made for 2027 when addressing the loan recall by Oldham of Cole Geyer. Oldham start their Championship play-offs campaign this week and to aid them in that, they have recalled the Australian ho…
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It is with disappointment that we can confirm Cole Geyer has been recalled by parent club Oldham RLFC, to aid their play-off campaign which gets underway shortly. Unfortunately this means that Cole ...
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Huddersfield Giants ’ in-form hooker Cole Geyer has been recalled by parent club Oldham ahead of the Championship play-offs. Geyer joined Oldham from Queensland Cup outfit Burleigh Bears ahead of the 2026 campaign and caught the eye during the first half of the Championship se…
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Huddersfield Giants have confirmed that hooker Cole Geyer has returned to Oldham RLFC with immediate effect, ending his time in Claret and Gold. Geyer has been an excellent pick-up for the Roughyeds, having impressed in the majority of games he has played.
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Oldham have raided Keighley Cougars for two players heading into the 2027 season. The Roughyeds, who are coached by former Cougars coach Alan Kilshaw, have been plotting ahead of next season and it has seen them sign a trio of players from Kilshaw’s former club.
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Wigan youngster Lukas Mason has joined Championship outfit Oldham on a season-long loan, but will be permitted to play for the Warriors’ reserves if required. Mason, now 20, has been in Wigan’s youth system since the age of 14 and made his first-team debut earlier this season …
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Bradford Bulls have turned their attentions to Cole Geyer in their pursuit of a new hooker. Love Rugby League understands that Bradford are interested in signing the Australian after catching the eye during a loan spell at Huddersfield Giants, having arrived at the Super Leagu…
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Off-contract Wakefield prop Noah High has joined Championship outfit Oldham for the remainder of the season, with Trinity not holding a recall clause. Front-rower High was snapped up by Wakefield early on in the 2025 campaign from fellow Super League outfit Warrington Wolves.
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Vaalepu featured four times for the Leopards in July following his midseason move from Melbourne Storm but has not played since and recently topped up his game time in the Championship with Oldham . Tigers director of rugby Chris Chester said: "Lazarus is a big body and someon…
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London Broncos have lost in the Championship for the first time in 2026, with title rivals Oldham picking up a thrilling and crucial win to inflict defeat on Jason Demetriou’s side. London looked odds-on to go throughout 2026 with a perfect winning record – but that has now be…
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Daniel Tomlinson 11:36, 16 Aug 2026 Updated 11:36, 16 Aug 2026 Oldham half-back Josh Drinkwater. Josh Drinkwater is set to join Hull FC in a coaching role for the 2027 season and beyond.
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Bradford Bulls are delighted to announce the signing of James Bentley on a three-year deal from the start of the 2027 season. The 29-year-old is a product of the club’s famed pathway system, making his senior debut at the Bulls in an 82-0 win over Oldham in 2016, aged just 18.…
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Bradford Bulls have re-signed Warrington Wolves second-rower James Bentley on a three-year deal for the 2027 season. The 29-year-old came through Bradford's academy and made his debut against Oldham in 2016 aged 18. He had stints in Super League with St Helens and Leeds Rhinos…
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Oldham head coach Alan Kilshaw and Hunslet counterpart Kyle Trout have each penned new contracts for the 2027 campaign with their respective Championship clubs. Kilshaw has been in charge of Oldham since February, having initially joined the club as a first-team coach before r…
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Despite a turbulent season off the pitch, Oldham have enjoyed some very strong results on it and that’s seen the Championship rugby league club confirm a new deal for head coach Alan Kilshaw. Kilshaw was brought into the club back in February, taking over from then director of…
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Leigh Leopards have confirmed that recent NRL signing Lazarus Vaalepu has made a short-term loan switch to Championship club Oldham. Vaalepu has played just four times for the Leopards since his mid-season arrival but he’s now out of the door on a loan move to the Championship…
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London Broncos won for a 19th consecutive game to continue their incredible Championship campaign but chasers Newcastle and Oldham have kept the pace with impressive wins of their own. The Broncos won 78-16 against Midlands Hurricanes with London now boasting a points differen…
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ZACH ECKERSLEY will go from the classroom to the heat of the derby as he looks to give pal Jacob Douglas another lesson. The pair were in the same year at Saddleworth School in Oldham, Greater Manchester and found themselves in the same set for several subjects. Now Wigan’s Ec…
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Wigan Warriors hooker Tom Forber has left the club on a season-long loan move as he looks to gain valuable minutes. Forber, 23, has already had time away from Wigan on loan this season with the hooker featuring for Castleford Tigers and Barrow Raiders, however, he’s now joined…
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ERIBE Doro is literally going up in the world, by learning from the best – even when they defeat him. The Bradford star grew up in the Derker area of Oldham, an area more associated with turf wars between rival gangs and crime. But even long before making Super League, he was …
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One Leeds Rhinos youngster will spend the next week on loan in the Championship after making a switch to a local club. Jacob Stead has joined Batley Bulldogs ahead of their tie with Oldham RLFC on Friday. It won’t be the first short-term switch the back-rower/loose forward has…
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Women’s head coach Noah Gascoigne has named his squad to face Oldham RLFC in the Women’s Challenge Plate semi-final this Sunday at Bartercard Odsal Stadium (1:00pm kick off). PLAYER SPONSOR Bailey Alexander Paints & Lacquers Phoebe Allott SDA Builders Evelyn Askin Edwards Buil…
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Bradford Bulls Women booked their place in the Challenge Plate final with a 30-18 win over Oldham RLFC at Bartercard Odsal – with Gracie Dutton (3), Martha Robinson (2) and Bailey Alexander all scoring. The game got underway in the Bartercard Odsal sunshine and once both sides…
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Championship side Oldham RLFC officially have new owners, with two former players agreeing to take over the club. A consortium headed up by Martin Hall and Terry Flanagan MBE will now lead the Roughyeds, who have had their fair share of financial issues and stadium problems th…
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Bradford Bulls sign half-back Riley Dean from Championship side Oldham until the end of the season.
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Bradford Bulls have signed former Warrington Wolves player Riley Dean with the half-back released from Championship club Oldham to land another shot at Super League. Head coach Kurt Haggerty has now challenged Dean to impress in order to earn a deal beyond the current six-mont…
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Former Hull KR and Super League winger, Kieran Dixon, has signed for Salford RLFC in the Championship, making a local switch. Dixon was released by Oldham earlier this week, and his new club has now been confirmed, as he links up with Ryan Brierley’s side. The 33-year-old beco…
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Huddersfield Giants have picked up one of the Championship’s top performers, and have brought him in on loan for the remainder of the season. Oldham RLFC’s Cole Geyer will make the move up to Super League, as he joins Liam Finn’s side for the rest of 2026. Geyer only joined th…
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Huddersfield Giants sign Oldham hooker Cole Geyer on loan until the end of the season.
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Championship side Oldham RLFC have revealed that club Chairman Bill Quinn has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. Quinn joined the club just short of three years ago, and alongside former Director of Rugby, Mike Ford, took the Roughyeds from League One to the Cha…
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